RE: [AVN] Anti-Despressants for babies

[Guest guest]

, this is just about the saddest thing I have ever seen! What are the

symptoms of depression in a child under the age of 1? I already had a suspicion

that most psychiatrists were nuts – now, I know it! (my apologies to any sane

psychiatrists who happen to be on this list…)

From: AVN [mailto:AVN ] On Behalf Of

Mac

Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 6:39 AM

AVN

Subject: [AVN] Anti-Despressants for babies

Interesting reporting by the NZ Herald, Sept 10 ( ston, health

reporter)

in New Zealand during year 2004-2005, children were prescribed SSRI's (selective

sero-tonin re-uptake inhibitors = anti-depressants) in the following quantities;

4728 prescriptions for children under 10

768 prescriptions for children 1 year old

453 prescriptions for children under 1 year old

Emeritus Professor Werry, a child psychiatrist, said that " as far as we

know " giving SSRI's to babies would not harm them, " but one doesn't like to give

growing and developing kids medications that affect basic bio-cyclic processes

because it just doesn't seem like a good idea unless the kid is really in severe

difficulty " .

The youngest child he had prescribed one to was a boy with autism aged 8 or 9,

but that was " very exceptional " .

During the reporter's investigation, Pharmac said they would look to see which

doctors had prescribed them to children and Medsafe did not return NZ Herald

calls.

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Commonly reported side-effects of the SSRI's fluoxetine and paroxetine include

diarrohea, insomnia, sleepiness and tremors.

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We may be appalled by this but as parents we should also be outraged by the

medical profession's behaviour. Reminds me of a bad movie. Is this happening

elsewhere ? Could this be a cause of the soaring rates of autism and cancer ?

I guess the medical authority think not.

.

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